Send Flowers to Atenas, Costa Rica

Atenas has a slogan painted on its buses: el mejor clima del mundo, the best climate in the world. Whether or not that is strictly true, the warm days and fresh nights of this small town on the western edge of the Central Valley have persuaded many retirees from the United States, Canada and Europe to make it home.

The centre is a classic Costa Rican square with a church, palm trees and a weekly farmers' market, and the surrounding hills are dotted with coffee farms and houses with long views. The old road from San José to the Pacific passes through, and the newer Route 27 runs nearby. If you send flowers to Atenas, be generous with directions, because many homes are on rural lanes in districts such as Jesús, Mercedes, Concepción and Santa Eulalia: mention the nearest landmark, the gate colour if useful, and a phone number. Same-day delivery is available Monday to Saturday for orders before 11:00 am local time. Later orders arrive next day, and never on Sundays.

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